A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Brown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:
40.9428, -84.8800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brown Cemetery is located in Allen County<2>.
The county seat for Allen County is located in Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Massilon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Massilon Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massilon Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Hoffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Metzer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Metzer Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzer Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McNeal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85219 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Redeemer Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Convoy (OH).
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- Klien Cemetery
- St. Johns German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43109 <5>
- Township Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge Cemetery
- Dealey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Dealey Cemetery is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dealey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monroeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hoagland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- McGill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Batson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Convoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Preble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Magley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <6>
- New Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Payne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <6>
- Woodburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tocsin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Coppess Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Willshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Worstville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Hacienda Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allen County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Convoy
- Decatur
- Monroeville
- New Haven
- Payne
- Willshire
- Woodburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Allen County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #431606 (Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #431606 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Allen
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hoagland
- Location given for Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9428259 Lon: -84.8799643
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |